For those saying any man wasnt on the demo: www.discogs.com/release/11640547-Eminem-Slim-Shady-Demo-97 I dont have the physical tape, just downloaded the tracks from a website where they tapes tracks were uploaded Edit: This tape MIGHT be fake. The demos of im shady, rock bottom, and cmon everybody are real, but the tape where these originated from may not be real. edit: the version of any man on the tape had not been leaked. i just found out this tape is partly fake. the tape was likely broken only leaving the last 3 tracks on it when the person who first leaked it uploaded it to the internet.
When I first Rock Bottom the song I was homeless, drinking every night at the park in manhattan overlooking the water, I was 20 years old, mom was dead, dad was dead, no family. I felt that song in my blood. 24 years later, I live much better in a nice Upper Middle Class burb, don't give up. :)
I heard this song when I was 16. It inspired me to start writing rhymes. I went through homelesness, always getting fired, being to poor to eat etc. Through it all I kept writing rhymes. Today, at 36, as I'm writing this, I got an oceanview from the balcony i'm sitting on in the apartment I got. Rhyming made that happen. I owe my life to a handful of people, but Eminem is the only one of them whom I have never met. "yesterday went by so quick it seemed like it was just today/ My daughter wants to throw the ball, but i'm too stressed to play/ live half my life and throw the rest away" still gives me shivers. I dont know why.
@@Swagjagson The Slim Shady EP was incredible when you put it in context of the time. There was nothing like it. That is probably what got Dre's attention.
Fair point, he came in 2nd in the rap Olympics battle. Probably would have won if he wasn't "white". That's where Dre's scout got his demo from. He was climbing that mountain already.
@@JViello He wasn't climbing the mountain, he almost didn't make it. There are so many talented artists out there who don't get properly discovered or reach their potential, definitely could have been Em. His original label he dropped Infinite under couldn't do it for him, he had to be brought before a massive audience, Dre was one of the only ones who could make that happen. He won 2nd place, that doesn't mean he won the rap olympics. He was still struggling even then, the night before it, he got kicked outta his place and broke into his old house to sleep on the floor.
this Demo is his regular voice before they made the pitch higher.. the "real" slim shady lol plus he was most likely effed up on drugs as well.. if havent heard it the demo of just dont give a fuck is way different too..
The more I listen to pre-Dre Eminem the more clear to me is dude was absolutely ready for prime time. It is technically flawless, catchy, smart, complex, with amazing hooks and a very personal style and mannierism. It was a gimmie. Dre was very lucky nobody else from a major label signed him first.
In rock bottom you can still hear that Stan last verse tone . Wild ! For those that were hear from the start we remember those longs nights on 56k downloading all night for these gems ! An if you did it on Napster you really real one
@@Maxwasbornindecember Off the top of my head I think it's in Guilty Conscience, when he says something along the lines of explaining that he created Shady as a means of getting away with saying all the shit he's not supposed to say. It's a moment of maturity where instead of hiding behind a disclaimer, he owns the fact that even though "shady" is the one saying the stuff, it's ultimately on Marshall's shoulders.
@@jakehoneywill9264 It's really not that different, but either way I wasn't being 100% serious lmao both lines are talking about Slim Shady being used as a shield, or an excuse, have a wonderful day Jake
I cant pin my comments since my account isnt verified but heres the discogs for anyone wondering: www.discogs.com/release/11640547-Eminem-Slim-Shady-Demo-97
I mean yeah all the lyrics seem to be there and spit professionally.. its not like dre that much to change that on the first album. the slim shady lp was a classic though but it clearly was a compilation of stuff em did versions of already with dre blessings and studio power and seal of approval.
@@spek-27 yeah putting it all together and giving it shine sonically..But my point is that everything, or nearly everything was there already. Most of the beats on the album are not Dre for example they're from some production duo that em worked with previous to dre... And Dre worked the stems... Anyway, obv dre made a huge diff but he worked the source material that was present already.
I can tell from this, one thing that Dre did in the studio when it was time to record the album, was get him to raise his energy and really deliver that crazy persona. He’s a little….muted on cum in everybody and I’m shady
I didn't even know this existed, I certainly didn't know it was going to appear here when I started listening, read your comment and responded in kind... Obviously the released (giggity), version is better, but I like the use of the "get down tonight" sample here!
I got his demo tape from a skate shop for free. This was when no one really knew who he was. He was some unknown rapper. Then I remembered seeing him on MTV and I was oh I have his demo tape. lol Then he just blew up.
I don’t :(… or at least I don’t know where it is. I never got rid of it but I got it long time ago when I was in high school. I may have it in a box somewhere.
When "my name is" came out on MTV we were sitting around drinking 40's and smoking blunts and that video came on and we all looked at each other like WTF!?? But in a good way
I will never forget the first glimpse of the my name is video. Instantly hooked. Only caught the hook and middle verse before mom changed the channel. That night i searched the web for "slam zany" cuz i thought thats what he said. Days later, got it sorted.
I didnt care for it, but I worked at a record store that time and stole every new tape. One day I was sick of all the music I had, dug down, and popped in Slim Shady LP. I was a fan when I was about 1/3 of the way through Brain Damaged". The way he made entire sentences rhyme with entire sentences and be clever and funny was amazing to me
First memory i have is my mom crying saying i love you and we will met again while i was on a door step, my “new dad” left when i was 3 lived with my new mom from 1.5yo to 10, not much happened when i was 11, then started drugs when i was 12 got arrested for a few months at 14. Now im 17 and i am listening to this like i used to and im thinking of all the things i could of done to better myself hope no one gose through what i did or do what i did it sucked. May god protect everyones soul no matter if they read this or not
saying this is better than infinite is pretty fucking wild tbh, infinite has like 7 or 8 tracks that are still fire to this day. none of these songs except rock bottom gets played today by me.
Happy to find this after so many years. I still remember most of the songs. I liked this style more than current one. I suppose that I should start to consider myself "old-school".
To the ppl calling it fake, i dunno i dont think so. There are subtle differences in the lyrics and adlibs enough to make me think this is indeed a demo/first version before mastering with dr dre. This is probably all projects he had ready after the slim shady ep that he brought with him to show dr dre on their first day together
@@keltekmusic4179 straw man argument. There’s plenty more songs on the tape that my point is derived from. Of course the first one is the most polished, also established as it was on the Rawkus mixtape, and meant to serve as an precursor to the rest of the rough takes to say “hey this is the quality of work I can provide, here are some projects I want to work on with you”.
@@puffin310 Soundbombing II featuring "Any Man" came out after The Slim Shady LP in 1999 so how could it be an example of an established song two years before that?
Nah man, we’re all blessed that he has morphed into so many different styles. Personally 25 yrs of him in a white shirt just doing battle rapping shit would get old. Slim, Eminem, Marshal, we have 3 heads to one body and we all somehow can relate to all of them. It’s the growth of an artist. We’re lucky to live during this time to see it.
@@GregoryPLoomis Eminem has gotten worse every year since he got famous. that is just facts, his new song, is justt proof of him trying to relive the golden days. but it was just ass bro lost his skill
@@MASTAHMELO Eminem isn't even the best white lyricist. Aesop rock shits all over him. Em is a decent lyricist, but his shit is so one dimensional. It's parody like a rap weird Al
yeah...after all the drugs...he must have been a freakin' legit genius from the start. You don't achieve this kind of success and raise decent kids being a strung out crazy nut with a bad attitude. Shady played everybody and still doin' it.
Label anyone? RAWKUS! THIS IS THAT RAWKUS ERA From Mr. Marshall's early days(demo) I've been talking about lately. I don't think this first track is from his demo though. Because when this came out I was in junior high/ going into freshman year of 99'. Infinite was his first EP in 97', so I'm thinking his demo would have been around the time of his "guess my tint" era. Like from the Early 90's. But THANK YOU SO SO much for putting this up, because any man that would jump in front of a minivan, for a bottle of pain pills and Mini thins is F****** crazy!😊 ❤❤❤
Only the beginning track, "Any Man," was released under Rawkus on their Soundbombing II album. The rest, of course, are demo versions of now released SSLP tracks.
Dude moonlights as a super hero and he's busy saving the world since Gen X is about to go after that pink haired nose ringed crybaby that wanted some attention on TikTok...
97 was the year i first hear about Eminem on a late night Dutch radio station named The Dutch Masters. I immediately was a fan. And tried to find music of him in the music store. Wasn't easy to find. Three years later he was brake trough here. I knew he would be a big one in the rap game
Holy toleedo, i havent heard that demo version of Cum On Everybody for maybe a decade and a half! Throwback! I liked the raw hip hop feel of that beat! Also that version of Im Shady is a drug trip in itself. This is dope!
@@woopoganntnt7379 I mean it’s cool that he admires the glorious alter ego he once had but you’ll never hear him say homophobic or any other sensitive topics nowadays
@@AD4K69-a i think admiring it is cool but he’s 50 now, i wish he would move on and make music as 50 year old Eminem not trying to be 28 year old Slim Shady especially after that new song cause damn it was some hot ass
@@woopoganntnt7379 well judging from the merge of Slim Shady and Eminem in the video, he’s gonna be doing a mix of both throughout the album. And if he was his 50 year old self it wouldn’t be too appealing to most of his fans would it?
@@Swagjagson Haha that’s crazy. But I mean the slower speed compared to the album version. My tape deck would spin the reels slower, making the song much slower and draggy sounding when the batteries were low.
This is the first time I heard it and it was trippy as hell. That beat was so perfect it's a shame they couldn't clear the sample. The flow was unbelievable.
I love listening to how artist progress in time. Other Eminem I like to do that for Kanye too, listening to their catalog for as far back as possible and move up
Wow, I've heard all of this, & have all of this but I've never heard these version of "Cum On Everybody", "I'm Shady", "Rock Bottom". It's so crazy. Thank god Dre helped re-produce all these beats & have EM re-record his vocals for The SSLP. All of these songs are just different takes & different beats. Some with slightly different lyrics. It's trippy to hear this is 2024 after listening to The Slim Shady EP & LP since 1998. So weird... -
Em was a fuckin juggalo, the influence is strong on here and u can totally notice it. Its not just the Detroit sound, its also got the icp horrorcore sound/vibe. Hes just a juggalo who blew up waaay beyond the underground
![1990s underground hiphop mix [Sparrow, East Flatbush Project, Hi-Tech, Citizen Kane]](/img/n.gif)
For those saying any man wasnt on the demo: www.discogs.com/release/11640547-Eminem-Slim-Shady-Demo-97
I dont have the physical tape, just downloaded the tracks from a website where they tapes tracks were uploaded
Edit: This tape MIGHT be fake. The demos of im shady, rock bottom, and cmon everybody are real, but the tape where these originated from may not be real.
edit: the version of any man on the tape had not been leaked. i just found out this tape is partly fake.
the tape was likely broken only leaving the last 3 tracks on it when the person who first leaked it uploaded it to the internet.
Def not legit bro 😂 👊
When I first Rock Bottom the song I was homeless, drinking every night at the park in manhattan overlooking the water, I was 20 years old, mom was dead, dad was dead, no family. I felt that song in my blood. 24 years later, I live much better in a nice Upper Middle Class burb, don't give up. :)
jesus christ thats a sad life
Glad you managed to dig yourself up out of that hole man
That’s the best song ever probably a top 5. Same but from a balcony looking at the Hudson on 9th ave real talk brother I’m glad ur good
Powerful 💪🏽 salute to you
I heard this song when I was 16. It inspired me to start writing rhymes. I went through homelesness, always getting fired, being to poor to eat etc. Through it all I kept writing rhymes.
Today, at 36, as I'm writing this, I got an oceanview from the balcony i'm sitting on in the apartment I got. Rhyming made that happen.
I owe my life to a handful of people, but Eminem is the only one of them whom I have never met.
"yesterday went by so quick it seemed like it was just today/ My daughter wants to throw the ball, but i'm too stressed to play/ live half my life and throw the rest away" still gives me shivers. I dont know why.
People say Dr. Dre is a genius for giving Eminem a shot but listening to this it’s pretty much a no-brainer 😂
This wasn't what he heard. Dre listened to the Slim Shady EP.
RIGHT!
the slim shady ep had better production than most of the songs on this tape, specifically better than the last 2.
@@Swagjagson The Slim Shady EP was incredible when you put it in context of the time. There was nothing like it. That is probably what got Dre's attention.
Signing EM was a huge risk. This sound was so different from was out at the time. He was lumped in with the “horrorcore” artists like Esham and ICP.
Eminem was inevitable. Dre is lucky he found him first.
Alot of people found him before Dre but he was white so no one else wanted to take the risk smh
You mean he's skilled enough to have his scouting organized effectively.
Right. He was so damn good that if dre hadn't discovered him, he was bound to get discovered by someone else sooner or later
Fair point, he came in 2nd in the rap Olympics battle. Probably would have won if he wasn't "white". That's where Dre's scout got his demo from. He was climbing that mountain already.
@@JViello He wasn't climbing the mountain, he almost didn't make it. There are so many talented artists out there who don't get properly discovered or reach their potential, definitely could have been Em. His original label he dropped Infinite under couldn't do it for him, he had to be brought before a massive audience, Dre was one of the only ones who could make that happen. He won 2nd place, that doesn't mean he won the rap olympics. He was still struggling even then, the night before it, he got kicked outta his place and broke into his old house to sleep on the floor.
His personal sound effects and voice overs are still one of his most memorable traits in my opinion.
Has never taken himself seriously. Makes him incredibly real. 🫡
Classic slim shady sound
Yeah but he definitely wasn't the first to do that
@@andrewreillymusic2773 yea not saying he the first. Just saying that his most memorable trait.
Listen to old Em when you get shocked at Golf Wang and you will label him Bob Dylan
This version of Rock Bottom is haunting. I can hear the stress and anxiety on the track.
this Demo is his regular voice before they made the pitch higher.. the "real" slim shady lol plus he was most likely effed up on drugs as well.. if havent heard it the demo of just dont give a fuck is way different too..
@@dtruegit’s amazing how much they cleaned up the vocals and reconstructed the entire instrumental!
Apparently this version of Rock Bottom was recorded on the same day as his attempted suicide.
@@scoutdnr it always felt like he had a hopeless type of vibe in this track.
He made rock bottom before literally attemping suicide by oding on tylenol
I produced this version of “I’m Shady”. We couldn’t clear the Sade sample so it was reproduced with a different bassline.
why do i like this version better?
Same.
@@matthewdemayo9067 im from texas so i like anything slowed down and choppy sounding
Oh wow that’s interesting thanks
You should remake the beat
Rock Bottom is one of the best rap songs ever made
The finish version is the best but the demo is kinda boring
@@jaes1812 I don’t speak Finish but i’ll take your word for it
@@stevesand8845😂😂🤣
Hits different when its raw. I always thought rock bottom was lowkey one of his greatest creations.
Agreed 🤝
I don’t think people who weren’t there then, understand how mind blowing it was to hear that.
Totally agree
100 Percent.
Bro, so true. Never heard anything like “Hi My Name Is” out of this world
and then they found out he was pretty fly for a white guy hahahahahaha
if you listened to big L then it's really not mind blowing. em got a lot of style from big L
This is one of them videos you come across that just makes everything in the world feel right for a little while
Man I need to find me some videos like that
you are so right with this one bro!
The more I listen to pre-Dre Eminem the more clear to me is dude was absolutely ready for prime time. It is technically flawless, catchy, smart, complex, with amazing hooks and a very personal style and mannierism. It was a gimmie. Dre was very lucky nobody else from a major label signed him first.
Found this last night whilst on lemon juice with shrooms , been banging it since 🔥🔥🔥
I found this when it turned 20. 2017
Jealous.
Dude that and went insane recently
Shrooms really enhance the lemon juice trip
@@beerdrinker_6930I did lemon tek them , I dropped some in a energy drinks a few weeks later and went to a ub40 concert theyre the best ,
that og ‘rock bottom’ is crazy. I love that beat.
Sounds like the Wu Tang demo, which I don't think he could've known about in 97
In rock bottom you can still hear that Stan last verse tone . Wild ! For those that were hear from the start we remember those longs nights on 56k downloading all night for these gems ! An if you did it on Napster you really real one
This is fucking wild, can’t believe I haven’t heard this before. Thought I heard all the underground shit and demos smh
Heard difficult?
Theres some that i cant find on tue internet
have you heard the lose yourself demo version?
I even had his name tattooed across my chest....
There will always be Eminem songs you will keep finding.
0:00 Any Man
3:51 Cum On Everybody
7:23 I'm Shady
10:53 Rock Bottom
Rock bottom is my shit. I love this version- never heard it before!!
@@BooneStories wtf, i never heard this version ever before too, wow its even the same beat, check out the "lose yourself demo version"
These comments are always great. Thanks for adding
Best EP I've ever listened to. No skips.
is any man on spotify? I cant find it. Is it only on youtube?
Love old school em
"Any man" from the Soundbombing II on Rawkus Records (1999). 🔥
Remember RA on there, that was the dopest track on that album IMO. Stanley Kubrick.
@@Ferocioussquirrelbboy document and the company flow song were dope too. Stanley kubric was dope tho
@@TkKirkland-lm5wvlol I know bboy document from Tony hawk pro skater 2
Bought that as a 14 year old after working part time. 25 years later it still slaps 🔥
10:19 10:19 @@Ferocioussquirrel
This version of I'm Shady sounds crazy
Pretty fascinating to hear it
He was hungry and trying to make a name for himself
Sounds extremely shady
It's not the original beat from the demo tape
"Shady is a fake alias to save me in case I get chased by space aliens"
Pretty much exactly what he said on TDOSS LMFAO
What song ?
@@Maxwasbornindecember Off the top of my head I think it's in Guilty Conscience, when he says something along the lines of explaining that he created Shady as a means of getting away with saying all the shit he's not supposed to say. It's a moment of maturity where instead of hiding behind a disclaimer, he owns the fact that even though "shady" is the one saying the stuff, it's ultimately on Marshall's shoulders.
@@OfficiallyMaidenless that's completely different broski
@@jakehoneywill9264 It's really not that different, but either way I wasn't being 100% serious lmao both lines are talking about Slim Shady being used as a shield, or an excuse, have a wonderful day Jake
I been quoting that bar since 99🖤🖤
I cant pin my comments since my account isnt verified but heres the discogs for anyone wondering: www.discogs.com/release/11640547-Eminem-Slim-Shady-Demo-97
You should post you're rip in a place where anyone can download the original, this is a wonderful tape!
@@thejimbomane i have uploaded the og rip to youtube, check my channel
@@thejimbomane ytmp4.com
Remember grabbing this on mp3 off a private ftp server in 99 on my isdn connection, I was that l33t
this is the most 90s comment ive read in a hot minute
@@BeansEnjoyer911 thnx bro
What?
Napster for the win!
Yes same here, kazaa then lime wire
Before Dre placed em with dope beats. This is pretty damn good for a demo.. of course it is... It's eminem
I mean yeah all the lyrics seem to be there and spit professionally.. its not like dre that much to change that on the first album. the slim shady lp was a classic though but it clearly was a compilation of stuff em did versions of already with dre blessings and studio power and seal of approval.
For real… cum on everybody sounds raw but even better with the piano
@@dco1019Dre made a huge difference.
@@spek-27 yeah putting it all together and giving it shine sonically..But my point is that everything, or nearly everything was there already. Most of the beats on the album are not Dre for example they're from some production duo that em worked with previous to dre... And Dre worked the stems...
Anyway, obv dre made a huge diff but he worked the source material that was present already.
@@dco1019 I know. And that made a huge difference.
I can tell from this, one thing that Dre did in the studio when it was time to record the album, was get him to raise his energy and really deliver that crazy persona. He’s a little….muted on cum in everybody and I’m shady
Weed ecstasy n vodka work wonders
That’s it, when the big opportunity appears you raise your game 🍻
Thats what a good producer does. Eminem and Aftermath are like peanut butter and jelly.
"my favourite color is red, like the bloodshed, from kurt cobain's head, when he shot himself dead"
DAMN
Cum on everybody...
I didn't even know this existed, I certainly didn't know it was going to appear here when I started listening, read your comment and responded in kind...
Obviously the released (giggity), version is better, but I like the use of the "get down tonight" sample here!
Thank you for putting this on UA-cam
Eminem was a genius for giving dr dre a shot
Now This is the em i grew up 2
I got his demo tape from a skate shop for free. This was when no one really knew who he was. He was some unknown rapper. Then I remembered seeing him on MTV and I was oh I have his demo tape. lol Then he just blew up.
Do you still have it?
That’d be money now
I don’t :(… or at least I don’t know where it is. I never got rid of it but I got it long time ago when I was in high school. I may have it in a box somewhere.
@@daffy4Christ You didn't have his demo. You either had his EP, or you had a label promo tape.
That's crazy. What a blessing. Hope you still have it.
His flow was so awesome
Still is💯
"Give me eleven exced-e-rin, my head'll spin / Medicine gets me revvin' like a seven-forty-seven jet engine" 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Huge fan never heard these versions of I'm shady and rock bottom.rock bottom.is incredible
When "my name is" came out on MTV we were sitting around drinking 40's and smoking blunts and that video came on and we all looked at each other like WTF!?? But in a good way
Right 😂😂 My brother and I also looked at each other like wtf who is this guy 😂😂😂 We had no idea a legend was on the rise at the time
I will never forget the first glimpse of the my name is video. Instantly hooked. Only caught the hook and middle verse before mom changed the channel. That night i searched the web for "slam zany" cuz i thought thats what he said. Days later, got it sorted.
Bro same.. I was like who is this white boy. Went to the Sam Goody the next day and bought that album and never looked back. 💯
@@BearDownRoe77technically you're looking back right now 😂 great memories those must be though.
I didnt care for it, but I worked at a record store that time and stole every new tape. One day I was sick of all the music I had, dug down, and popped in Slim Shady LP. I was a fan when I was about 1/3 of the way through Brain Damaged". The way he made entire sentences rhyme with entire sentences and be clever and funny was amazing to me
Almost 30 years on and still nobody can even surpass his demo tapes.
The first songs called Any man it was on the soundboming III album such a hot track
Yes those soundbombing albums were quality
Ik any man is one of ems best songs. On the demo tape it was listed as "f**kin crazy"
@@SwagjagsonListed on what demo tape? From where?
@@spek-27 it wasnt on a demo at all it was commissioned by Rawkus for Soundbombing 3
@@ElementsMMA I know. That's why I was asking what "demo"
Was born in 2007 but the music now adays dont feel like my generation of music this old em and every og rapper is were i feel more hyped for music
You were born too late like me I feel that way also
The "Hi" is such a classic, seeing as how my man started his popular career with that.
Classic memories. His shit came together like the eyebrows on Al B Sure.
I get that reference :D
First memory i have is my mom crying saying i love you and we will met again while i was on a door step, my “new dad” left when i was 3 lived with my new mom from 1.5yo to 10, not much happened when i was 11, then started drugs when i was 12 got arrested for a few months at 14. Now im 17 and i am listening to this like i used to and im thinking of all the things i could of done to better myself hope no one gose through what i did or do what i did it sucked. May god protect everyones soul no matter if they read this or not
Crazy how this is just 1yr after Infinite but 100x better. This is when he was finding his style.
Infinite is classic.
I prefer 'Infinite'. It's timeless.
saying this is better than infinite is pretty fucking wild tbh, infinite has like 7 or 8 tracks that are still fire to this day. none of these songs except rock bottom gets played today by me.
yeah i love the track Infinite but the rest of the album is def an experiment to find his voice
Infinite is him biting AZ and Nas. This is like him doing a mash up of Cage, the Outsidaz and Masta Ace.
Aw how am i only just hearing this thank you stranger 🔥
Happy to find this after so many years. I still remember most of the songs. I liked this style more than current one. I suppose that I should start to consider myself "old-school".
I haven't heard this in like 20 years
To the ppl calling it fake, i dunno i dont think so. There are subtle differences in the lyrics and adlibs enough to make me think this is indeed a demo/first version before mastering with dr dre. This is probably all projects he had ready after the slim shady ep that he brought with him to show dr dre on their first day together
It is what he bought to dre. Eminem said himself he was so high on drugs im alot of cases that he dosent remember most of his early tapes.
This is a song called Any Man off of an old Rawkus mixtape. This isn’t an old demo.
@@keltekmusic4179 straw man argument. There’s plenty more songs on the tape that my point is derived from. Of course the first one is the most polished, also established as it was on the Rawkus mixtape, and meant to serve as an precursor to the rest of the rough takes to say “hey this is the quality of work I can provide, here are some projects I want to work on with you”.
@@puffin310 Soundbombing II featuring "Any Man" came out after The Slim Shady LP in 1999 so how could it be an example of an established song two years before that?
@@MrElephantBeach ahh nice debunk. I rescind my statements
Got a lot of that acid rap sound Detroit is known for, but a good indicator for his flow and rhyme ability. Interesting look into the roots.
That's interesting you say that, I've always thought his origins were more murder rap necro type.
The first track is from SoundBombing 2
And where do you think that song came from? That shit is a compilation.
www.discogs.com/release/11640547-Eminem-Slim-Shady-Demo-97 it was on here first
@@TheKingHyral your 100% correct
Any Man wasn't recorded the same time as the other songs. It was made for the Soundbombing album.
oh wow never heard those demo versions of the last 3 joints ... nice upload
I wish em still rap like this
Nah man, we’re all blessed that he has morphed into so many different styles. Personally 25 yrs of him in a white shirt just doing battle rapping shit would get old.
Slim, Eminem, Marshal, we have 3 heads to one body and we all somehow can relate to all of them. It’s the growth of an artist. We’re lucky to live during this time to see it.
@@GregoryPLoomis Eminem has gotten worse every year since he got famous. that is just facts, his new song, is justt proof of him trying to relive the golden days. but it was just ass bro lost his skill
@@666Roadhouse i gotta disagree with you, I thought it was really good
@@666RoadhouseI don't believe it's the same guy any more
You wish has been granted
Nice to hear that fresh shady again 💪🏾🔥
We got this bootleg at a flea market in Baltimore in like 98, cd was called fucking yzarc or something , we rocked this nonstop, this is EMINEM to me
Tu eres duro Eminem, eres el mejor. ❤.
Suttim Suttim my daughter skribbled over that line, i couldn't read it😂
I love that something like this can show itself to me nearly 20 years after I first heard slim! Thank you
It’s so crazy knowing he made this right after Infinite… it’s like night & day lol still 🔥 tho
He just heard cage and stole his style
@@kevinkirkland4577 and then did it better
@@MASTAHMELO Eminem isn't even the best white lyricist. Aesop rock shits all over him. Em is a decent lyricist, but his shit is so one dimensional. It's parody like a rap weird Al
@@kevinkirkland4577 im not big em fan but give him some credit man this was what 1998?
@@lucqq379297 probably recorded in late 96
HOW IS HE THIS GOOD?! 🤯
yeah...after all the drugs...he must have been a freakin' legit genius from the start. You don't achieve this kind of success and raise decent kids being a strung out crazy nut with a bad attitude. Shady played everybody and still doin' it.
I remember getting this downloaded around 2000. Slim Freestyle tapes.
10:53 this version of rock bottom is so raw, love the beat too.
One of my fave songs on sslp, this tape is a classic
Love you bro. And this summer? How's that sound? Ready? I finally am, Infinite!😊 Let's Go!
Label anyone? RAWKUS! THIS IS THAT RAWKUS ERA From Mr. Marshall's early days(demo) I've been talking about lately. I don't think this first track is from his demo though. Because when this came out I was in junior high/ going into freshman year of 99'. Infinite was his first EP in 97', so I'm thinking his demo would have been around the time of his "guess my tint" era. Like from the Early 90's. But THANK YOU SO SO much for putting this up,
because any man that would jump in front of a minivan,
for a bottle of pain pills and Mini thins
is F****** crazy!😊 ❤❤❤
I think its slim shady EP era or rawkus era, not sure.
Many sources say its shady EP era.
Only the beginning track, "Any Man," was released under Rawkus on their Soundbombing II album. The rest, of course, are demo versions of now released SSLP tracks.
Infinite released in '96. By 1999 he had released 2-3 albums.
Yup- its rawkus era
Instant Subscribe for this one. Respect 👍
This cat sounds hot. He should try to get a deal - could have some potential.
Dude moonlights as a super hero and he's busy saving the world since Gen X is about to go after that pink haired nose ringed crybaby that wanted some attention on TikTok...
He may make it one day. Not mainstream though. Doesn’t have that sound
He already did. You’re ignorant af
😂@@OldTellico
He mid 🤷
I miss this version of Marshall.
He wasn’t a virgin here, he said he had syphillis
tdoss is still incredible.
It's not Marshall it's slim shady
97 was the year i first hear about Eminem on a late night Dutch radio station named The Dutch Masters. I immediately was a fan. And tried to find music of him in the music store. Wasn't easy to find.
Three years later he was brake trough here. I knew he would be a big one in the rap game
Holy toleedo, i havent heard that demo version of Cum On Everybody for maybe a decade and a half! Throwback! I liked the raw hip hop feel of that beat! Also that version of Im Shady is a drug trip in itself. This is dope!
Napster and linewire days
The First track Is "Any Man" from "Soundbombing 2" compilation, for Rawkus Records.
One of the best ever
Found that shit 24 years ago and ever since been a huge fan cuz of this track
True. Good times
True, it was on the shady demo 97 first. I have the lower quality version in an older video and where it says "rawkus records" it was cut out.
@@Swagjagson Any Man was made after these other songs.
that era slim shady was top. even he doesn't do it like this anymore.
These were the times man, Rawkus Records! 🙌🌟💯
I like Em new stuff but dam man this is the Em I really really really miss!!!!!!!
This raw version of Slim Shady will never come back no matter what kind of magic Eminem does
Cuz this dude not around any more
people grow up and Eminem needs to stop with the slim shady shit it’s corny as hell
@@woopoganntnt7379 I mean it’s cool that he admires the glorious alter ego he once had but you’ll never hear him say homophobic or any other sensitive topics nowadays
@@AD4K69-a i think admiring it is cool but he’s 50 now, i wish he would move on and make music as 50 year old Eminem not trying to be 28 year old Slim Shady especially after that new song cause damn it was some hot ass
@@woopoganntnt7379 well judging from the merge of Slim Shady and Eminem in the video, he’s gonna be doing a mix of both throughout the album. And if he was his 50 year old self it wouldn’t be too appealing to most of his fans would it?
Wowwww!!! How have I never heard this!! Incredible.
Cum on Everybody sounds like my tape deck did when the batteries were running low lol
LOL some guy remastered it the original version was an even lower quality tape rip
@@Swagjagson Haha that’s crazy. But I mean the slower speed compared to the album version. My tape deck would spin the reels slower, making the song much slower and draggy sounding when the batteries were low.
Slaps harder than anything out there today, the talent is undeniable.
3:15 "My Name Is" starting to form
Finally Any Man... Been lookong for this for ages thatnks bro. ❤
For ages? You must not have looked that hard, it's probably one of his easiest non-album tracks to find.
i bet this kid who couldnt find any man didnt know the internet existed until yesterday
Thanks for sharing this. Epic.
All I know about this for sure is "Any Man" is from "Soundbombing II" done by "Rawkus Records" before Em was signed to Interscope.
W Quality
This is gold 🙏
8:55 I wanna be killed twice. 27 years ago he predicted the Death of Slim Shady. Mind blown.
killed shady on when i'm gone
killed shady on GC2
thats twice...
Yesssss!!!! Tyty for sharing...dwnlded
yws thank
This version of im shady is crazy. It’s like I’m dreaming, but he lowkey rides a beat that is NOT easy to kill
This is the first time I heard it and it was trippy as hell. That beat was so perfect it's a shame they couldn't clear the sample. The flow was unbelievable.
Days he and Proof stage diving
I’ve heard the last 3 but the first one is new to me lol thank you
The first track is from the Soundbombing II album.
Aww the memories, thank you 😊
How did music go from this to Young Boy and Lil Baby
I have no idea
How did eminem go from this to nowhere
@@deathpunch23can't be the same guy..
@@deathpunch23 his new album drops tonight
@@dbog5214 ok buddy
I remember hearing this back in the day on the Eastside at Osborne. Who would have thought after all these years 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Yoooo this is crazy to hear this wow
Muchas Gracias Marshall M, I Love You !❤️
I love listening to how artist progress in time. Other Eminem I like to do that for Kanye too, listening to their catalog for as far back as possible and move up
Eminems peak was the eminem show
This is when Eminem was at his best. I recall listening to his underground tracks in High school..I knew he was going to blow up back then.
I miss this slim
Does anyone know who produced the beat for the demo version of "C'mon Everybody"?
These versions of Cum On Everybody & I'm Shady are arguably better than the album versions!
Those beats were fire and original with no samples. Flowers to the producers.
Wow, I've heard all of this, & have all of this but I've never heard these version of "Cum On Everybody", "I'm Shady", "Rock Bottom". It's so crazy. Thank god Dre helped re-produce all these beats & have EM re-record his vocals for The SSLP. All of these songs are just different takes & different beats. Some with slightly different lyrics. It's trippy to hear this is 2024 after listening to The Slim Shady EP & LP since 1998. So weird... -
Comparing this to his new album is a trip, this is so much better
Em was a fuckin juggalo, the influence is strong on here and u can totally notice it. Its not just the Detroit sound, its also got the icp horrorcore sound/vibe. Hes just a juggalo who blew up waaay beyond the underground
Straight Fire. People say Dre made Em..... nah Slim saved Dre's career
Facts em saved Dre
"Tonight i think ill write my biggest fan a fuck you letter"